Discussion of fracture paper #4 - Is paper ductile?
P. Mäkelä and S. Östlund: Cohesive crack modelling of thin sheet material exhibiting anisotropy, plasticity and large-scale damage evolution. Engineering Fracture Mechanics,Vol. 79, 2012 pp. 50-60.
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Discussion of fracture paper #3 - Length scales in fracture
H. Krull and H. Yuan: Suggestions to the cohesive traction–separation law from atomistic simulations. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, 2011, pp. 525-533.
Discussion of fracture paper #2 - The role of the T-stress
J.C. Sobotka, R.H. Dodds: Steady crack growth in a thin, ductile plate under small-scale yielding conditions: Three-dimensional modelling., Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, 2011, pp. 343-363; J.C. Sobotka, R.H. Dodds: T-stress effects on steady crack growth in a thin, ductile plate under small-scale yielding conditions: Three-dimensional modelling., Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, 2011, pp. 1182-1200.
Discussion of fracture paper #1 - A contol volume model
This is a premiere: my first contribution to the new ESIS' blog announced in January. Why comment on papers in a scientific journal after they have passed the review process already? Not to question their quality, of course, but animating a vital virtue of science again, namely discussion. The pressure to publish has increased so much that one may doubt whether there is enough time left to read scientific papers. This impression is substantiated by my experience as a referee.
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Discussion of fracture paper #41 - Are dislocations good or bad guys? It depends!
Around Shifting from macroscopic to microscopic plasticity helps us understand mechanisms that can help us develop high-strength metallic materials. Things that prevent dislocation dynamics or generation, such as other dislocations and grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials, lead to higher strength.t...